Makeup Tips I Wish I Knew When I Was Younger

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Making mistakes is part of growing up. We've all done them and we all know how important it is to learn a lesson when we do make a mistake. Whether it's something serious and life changing or simply a makeup trick. If you've been using makeup for a while then you must've realised how much you learned ever since you started using makeup. I've also learned a lot and today I'm gonna tell you things I wish I knew when I was younger. If you're just starting to wear makeup then this post is gonna be very helpful. Don't do the same mistakes I did, it's not pretty. Literally haha

I feel like this is a mistake everybody makes. Raise your hand if you've ever used a foundation way too dark for you thinking nobody would notice *raises hand*. When I started using makeup I didn't use foundation, I wore a BB Cream, and unfortunately, the selection of BB Creams at the time wasn't very vast and on top of that, brands never sold their lightest shades here because they must've thought we were all tanned since we're in the south of Europe. So I wore a BB Cream in a shade way darker than I should and hoped nobody would notice. I packed on mattifying powder in a lighter shade but it still wasn't enough. You could still clearly see it was way too dark. Please don't do this.

Again, raise your hand if you've ever used black pencil liner on your bottom waterline only. For some reason, I thought it looked good on me. My theory was that because my lashes were so long and full, if I applied too much liner, they would look too much. So I only applied it to my bottom waterline, where it was needed. Big mistake. I ended up looking really bad and straight out of a decade that happened before I was even born. Eyeliner on your bottom waterline only is not a good look if that's the only eye product on your eyes. It lacks balance and it makes your eyes look smaller.

I'm not saying that when you start using makeup you need to wear blush and contour. But when you use a full coverage foundation and end up looking like an egg, something has to be done. I remember thinking that bronzing up my face was too much and I wanted a more natural look. What I didn't realise was that wearing such a full coverage foundation took the shape and the natural life out of my face. I also remember buying a blush, which to this day is my absolute favourite blush, but I didn't wear much of it because I didn't want to overdo it and look like a clown but I wore so little of it that it looked like I wasn't wearing any. Always remember that full coverage foundations aren't natural, so go all in on your contour and blush.

Back when I was younger I loved to wear bright and dark shades on my lips. I loved the way they looked, I loved how they made me feel and I wore them all the time. The things is, because the colours I wore were so bright or dark, it got pretty messy. The darker shades would bleed a lot and the brighter shades would end up all over my face, for some reason... Only a few years later I found out about the amazing wonders of a lip pencil and only recently I found out about lip brushes. They're both amazing to apply any lip product but I definitely recommend them for bright and dark colours.

One thing I definitely regret about my teenage years is not having enough fun with my makeup. I was always too worried about what people would think if I went a bit "out of the box". Now, I have a lot more fun with it and I love it much more. I wear all kinds of colours on my eyes and on my lips and I have fun with different blushes and highlighters. If you're just starting with makeup then I definitely advice you to have fun and wear what you want. Don't worry about what people might think.

About Me

Hi! My name is Marta and I'm 21 years old. After graduating from a fashion design course I decided to share my love for colourful fashion, cruelty-free beauty and life itself with the world. Here you will see a lot about pretty much everything.